International Code Council

Legal name: International Code Council Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
363999004
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Washington, DC, US
Phone
888-ICC-SAFE (888-422-7233)
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Chambers of Commerce & Business Leagues

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$109,907,356
Expenses
$102,082,916
Assets
$201,034,087
Liabilities
$77,044,427

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

29 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DAVID SPENCER (PRESIDENT)
  • MICHAEL BOSO (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • MICHAEL WICH (PRESIDENT (THRU 10/2024))
  • STUART TOM (IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT)
  • DOMINIC SIMS (CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • DOMINIC SIMS (CEO): $1,429,043 total reported compensation
  • JOHN BELCIK (COO/CFO): $1,019,167 total reported compensation
  • MARK JOHNSON (EVP, CONTENT & SERVICE GROUP): $709,725 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To provide the information, tools, and resources that members rely on, building professionals turn to, and the public trusts.

What it reported doing in 2024

Member services: member services include membership, training and education, and certification. Membership opportunities are available for governmental jurisdictions and code enforcement personnel, private organizations involved in code-related professions, and individuals interested in the activities of the international code council. Icc offers a comprehensive educational experience for the community of building code and building construction professionals. Icc is committed to lifelong learning and high standards for all our programs. Our educational programs focus on the international codes (i-codes) and other construction-industry related areas, including code adoption, compliance, and enforcement. Building safety professionals can receive certifications from icc by successfully demonstrating proficiency in particular knowledge of the codes. In 2023, icc launched a new code development process for the 2027 international codes and collaborated with international jurisdictions to create codes tailored to their communities. Icc also expanded our resources and standards to better meet industry needs.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 91% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
  • Transparency & Controls: 83
  • Accountability: 94
  • Sustainability: 56
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: Limited
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 6 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Pass
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Pass
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Scored; rating input score 0
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 88.9%; rating input score 89; 36th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 7.1%; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.97; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.38; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 5.4%; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 6.7% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 15.9% per year; rating input score 100; 88th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 6 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 2 operating locations identified
  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: 16 of 18 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments
  • Leadership: top reported pay $1.4M · 29 people listed · 6 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $7.1M reported
  • Consistency: 13 of 13 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes foreign activity, grants, executive pay, and related organizations
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 18 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 8 filed related-organization links
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 14/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 47/100.